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May, Helen – Global Education Review, 2022
Miss Isabel Little was a Scottish infant teacher who immigrated to New Zealand in 1912. She was described as a "Froebel trained Scot from Edinburgh" and known around Wellington education circles for her "modern methods". In contrast to known Froebelian pioneers, Miss Little's historical footprint is light but the few glimpses…
Descriptors: Educational History, Early Childhood Education, Strategic Planning, Foreign Countries
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Mutlu, Yilmaz; Akgün, Levent; Akkusci, Yavuz Erdem – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2020
The aim of this study is to determine preschool, special education, elementary school teacher and mathematics teachers' views of finger-counting in mathematics teaching. The study was conducted with case study design. The sample of the study consisted of 34 teachers. Data were collected using an 8-item written form, and content analysis was…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Mathematics Skills, Psychomotor Skills, Human Body
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Broderick, Jane; Aslinger, Rebecca; Hong, Seong Bock – Science and Children, 2018
Cooking is a common experience in preschool classrooms, where teachers provide hands-on opportunities with ingredients in the process of following standard recipes. What sets this story apart is the way that the teacher supports the children in designing their own cookie recipe in an authentic way, using experimentation and manipulation of cookies…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Science Instruction, Hands on Science, Cooking Instruction
Bonnett, Tina – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2012
What high expectations people place on their infants and toddlers who are just beginning to understand this great big world and all of its complexities! In an attempt to ensure that growth and learning occur, the fundamental needs of infants and toddlers are often pushed aside as people rush the young child to achieve the next developmental…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
Neugebauer, Roger – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2006
For decades "Exchange" magazine has tracked the growth of the for profit child care sector. In this article, the author reflects on trends in the for profit sector over the past four decades. Overall, it has been a period of tremendous growth for the for profit sector. However, it has also been characterized by alternating periods of rapid growth,…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Child Development Centers, Income